online version - West Virginia Bureau of Senior Services

More documents

Recommendations

Info

TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE PROVIDING THE INFORMATION YOU NEED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vii HOW TO USE THIS BOOK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vii TAB 1: HELP AT HOME AND IN YOUR COMMUNITY OVERVIEW: Aging Programs and the West Virginia Bureau of Senior Services . . . . . . . 1 Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Aging & Disability Resource Centers (ADRCs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 County Aging Providers (Senior Centers) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 STAYING HEALTHY: Disease Prevention and Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Promoting a Healthy Lifestyle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Nutrition and Transportation Programs (Older Americans Act and LIFE) . . . 3 Senior Health Insurance Program (SHIP) – Medicare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 STAYING AT HOME: Lighthouse Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Family Alzheimer’s In-Home Respite (FAIR) Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Chore and Homemaker Services (Older Americans Act and LIFE) . . . . . . . 4 Medicaid Aged and Disabled Waiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Medicaid Personal Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 West Virginia Transition Initiative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 STAYING SAFE: Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 West Virginia Senior Legal Aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 GETTING ANSWERS: Frequently Asked Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Resources and Contact Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 West Virginia Bureau of Senior Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Aging & Disability Resource Centers (ADRCs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 County Aging Providers (Senior Centers) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 West Virginia Long-Term Care Ombudsmen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 iii
TAB 2: ASSISTED LIVING COMMUNITY AND NURSING FACILITY CARE SELECTING AN ASSISTED LIVING COMMUNITY OR NURSING FACILITY: Where to Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Exploring Care Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 When to Consider an Assisted Living Community . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 When to Consider a Nursing Facility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Choosing an Assisted Living Community or Nursing Facility . . . . . . . . . . 23 Making Visits and Narrowing the List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Assisted Living Community and Nursing Facility Visit Checklists . . . . 26, 31 How to Read an Assisted Living or Nursing Facility State Survey Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 What If My First Choice Is Unavailable? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT: Admissions Agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Ombudsman Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Hospice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Paying for Extended Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Personal Assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Government Funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Long Term Care Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Government-Funded Assistance for Extended Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Supplemental Security Income (SSI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Medicare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Medicaid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Preadmission Screening (PAS)/Eligibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 WEST VIRGINIA HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION MEMBER FACILITIES Understanding and Using the Individual Facility/Community Listings . . . 49 Satisfaction Surveys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Sample Facility Listing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 WVHCA MEMBERS - LISTING BY COUNTY Barbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Berkeley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 iv
Page 2 and 3: 2011-2012 Consumer Guide Helping Fa
Page 6 and 7: Boone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Page 8 and 9: PROVIDING THE INFORMATION YOU NEED
Page 10 and 11: Help at Home and In Your Community
Page 12 and 13: OVERVIEW Aging Programs and the Wes
Page 14 and 15: medical library) and the National I
Page 16 and 17: • Caregiver Support - helping car
Page 18 and 19: Senior Legal Aid West Virginia Seni
Page 20 and 21: Q. What is the Senior Citizens Tax
Page 22 and 23: Parkersburg Office: Calhoun, Pleasa
Page 24 and 25: Kanawha Valley Senior Services 2428
Page 26 and 27: The Committee on Aging for Randolph
Page 28 and 29: Counties: Barbour, Braxton, Gilmer,
Page 30 and 31: Assisted Living Community and Nursi
Page 32 and 33: SELECTING AN ASSISTED LIVING COMMUN
Page 34 and 35: • Some offer on-site fitness cent
Page 36 and 37: Choosing an Assisted Living Communi
Page 38 and 39: (quality measures and staffing). Th
Page 40 and 41: _______ _______ _______ _______ ___
Page 42 and 43: _______ Can resident/family paint o
Page 44 and 45: _______ _______ _______ _______ ___
Page 46 and 47: _______ _______ _______ _______ ___
Page 48 and 49: Questions to Ask About Facility Pol
Page 50 and 51: How to Read an Assisted Living or N
Page 52 and 53: form directly below the tag number
Page 54 and 55:
What if My First Choice is Unavaila
Page 56 and 57:
THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT: Admissions Ag
Page 58 and 59:
Basically, there are three common w
Page 60 and 61:
Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
Page 62 and 63:
Preadmission Screening (PAS)/Eligib
Page 64 and 65:
(82%). The national percentage of o
Page 66 and 67:
with 311 federal regulations. Surve
Page 68 and 69:
YOUR VISIT LIST As you go through t
Page 70 and 71:
Elkins Regional Convalescent Center
Page 72 and 73:
Pierpont Center . . . . . . . . . .
Page 74 and 75:
WEST VIRGINIA HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATI
Page 76:
CABELL COUNTY CONTINUED Madison Par
Page 79:
GILMER COUNTY Glenville Care and Re
Page 82:
HANCOCK COUNTY Pepperberry Suites 1
Page 85:
HARRISON COUNTY CONTINUED The Meado
Page 88:
KANAWHA COUNTY CONTINUED Golden Liv
Page 91 and 92:
LOGAN COUNTY Logan Center P.O. Box
Page 94 and 95:
McDOWELL COUNTY McDowell Nursing &
Page 97 and 98:
MONONGALIA COUNTY CONTINUED Suites
Page 99:
POCAHONTAS COUNTY Pocahontas Center
Page 102:
RITCHIE COUNTY Pine View Nursing an
Page 105 and 106:
WETZEL COUNTY New Martinsville Care
Page 107 and 108:
This Page Is Blank
Page 109 and 110:
IMPORTANT TELEPHONE NUMBERS Ambulan
Page 111 and 112:
Mason 710 Viand Street Pt. Pleasant
Page 113 and 114:
Books/Pamphlets AARP Publications/M
Page 115:
www.wvcaregivers.org - West Virgini
show all

online version - West Virginia Bureau of Senior Services

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

Delete template?

Save as template?